The 49ers moved up to No. 5 in the American Volleyball Coaches’ Association Division I-II Top 15 after they knocked off UC Santa Barbara (3-0) and UCLA (3-2) at the Pyramid last week.

On Saturday, they will be back on their home floor for a 1p.m. match against defending national champion Stanford (4-1, 3-1), which is just behind top-ranked and unbeaten USC in the Top 15 this week.

The Tigers dropped a pair of MPSF matches to No. 4 BYU last weekend (3-1, 3-0). Those same Cougars beat the 49ers, 3-0, during a Gaucho Invitational match during the first weekend of the season in Santa Barbara.

Long Beach State and Stanford are tied for second in the MPSF standings behind USC.